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確約する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	確かく約やくする	確かく約やくしない
Polite	確かく約やくします	確かく約やくしません
Past polite	確かく約やくしました	確かく約やくしませんでした
Past	確かく約やくした	確かく約やくしなかった
Te-form	確かく約やくして	確かく約やくしないで
Desire	確かく約やくしたい	確かく約やくしたくない
Potential	確かく約やくできる	確かく約やくできない
Passive	確かく約やくされる	確かく約やくされない
Causative	確かく約やくさせる	確かく約やくさせない
Causative passive	確かく約やくさせられる	確かく約やくさせられない
Volitional	確かく約やくしよう
Polite volitional	確かく約やくしましょう
Imperative	確かく約やくしろ	確かく約やくするな
Conditional	確かく約やくすれば	確かく約やくしなければ
Tara conditional	確かく約やくしたら	確かく約やくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

firm promise; definite commitment

A strong, binding promise or assurance, often used in formal, business, or official contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to give a firm promise'.

社しゃ長ちょうは来らい月げつまでに回かい答とうすると確かく約やくした。
The company president gave a firm promise to reply by next month.
確かく約やくがなければ契けい約やくは結むすべない。
We cannot sign the contract without a definite commitment.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を確かく約やくするto give someone a firm promise about something
会かい社しゃは社しゃ員いんに昇しょう給きゅうを確かく約やくした。
The company gave the employees a firm commitment of a raise.
確かく約やくを得えるto obtain a firm commitment (from someone)
取とり引ひき先さきから支し払はらいの確かく約やくを得えた。
We obtained a firm commitment of payment from the client.
確かく約やくを取とるto secure a firm promise (from someone)
契けい約やく更こう新しんの確かく約やくを取とってから発はっ表ぴょうした。
We made the announcement only after securing a firm commitment for the contract renewal.

Kanji

確assurance, firm, tight
約promise, approximately, shrink

Transitive / intransitive

確約 can be used with する both transitively, taking an object marked with を (会社は昇給を確約した, 'The company firmly promised a raise'), and intransitively when the commitment itself is the topic without a stated object (確約はまだない, 'There is no firm commitment yet').

Related words

約やく束そくN5
約束 is a general, everyday promise, while 確約 is a stronger, more formal and binding commitment.
保ほ証しょうN3
保証 emphasizes a guarantee or warranty, often backed legally or financially, while 確約 is simply a firm assurance given in words.
誓せい約やく
誓約 is a solemn pledge or oath, often with ceremonial or contractual weight, whereas 確約 is a firm but simpler commitment.
公こう約やくN1
公約 is a public pledge, typically made by politicians or organizations, while 確約 can be made privately or formally to any party.
言げん質ち
確約 is a firm, explicit guarantee one willingly gives, while 言質 often refers to words extracted or noted as leverage rather than freely offered.

Opposites

空から約やく束そく
空約束 is an empty promise with no real intention of keeping it, the opposite of 確約, a definite and reliable commitment.

Don't confuse with

契けい約やくN3
契約 is a legally binding contract, while 確約 is a firm promise or assurance that need not be a formal contract.

Counted with

件けんN2
確約 is counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or instances of a firm commitment, e.g. 3件の確約.

Etymology

Compound of 確 (certain, firm) and 約 (promise, agreement). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a 'firm promise'.